A review of bycatch reduction in demersal fish trawls

SJ Kennelly, MK Broadhurst - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2021 - Springer
Otter trawling for fish is one of the world's most productive yet problematic fishing methods
due to its bycatch and discards; issues that have been mitigated in some fisheries by …

Can a square-mesh panel inserted in front of the cod end improve size and species selectivity in Mediterranean trawl fisheries?

J Brčić, B Herrmann, A Sala - Canadian Journal of Fisheries …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
An experiment was conducted to assess the selectivity in a typical Mediterranean bottom
trawl, equipped with a square-mesh panel inserted in front of the cod end, for Atlantic horse …

Predictive models and comparison of the selectivity of standard (T0) and turned mesh (T90) codends for three species in the Eastern Mediterranean

A Tokaç, B Herrmann, C Aydın, H Kaykac, A Ünlüler… - Fisheries …, 2014 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to compare and predict the size selective properties of
90° turned mesh codends (T90) with those of similar standard diamond mesh codends (T0) …

Effect of extension piece design on catch patterns in a Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery

A Petetta, B Herrmann, M Virgili, D Li Veli… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The catch composition of bottom trawls is commonly refined and improved through changes
in codend design. Measures like reducing the number of meshes in codend circumference …

Understanding the size selectivity of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in Mediterranean trawl codends: A study based on fish morphology

A Tokac, B Herrmann, G Gökçe, LA Krag, DS Nezhad… - Fisheries …, 2016 - Elsevier
Red mullet (Mullus barbatus) is one of the most important commercial species for the multi-
species Mediterranean demersal trawl fisheries. Several experimental studies have been …

Fishery spatial plans and effort displacement in the eastern Ionian Sea: A bioeconomic modelling

I Maina, S Kavadas, V Vassilopoulou… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The management of fisheries requires well-planned approaches that consider the socio-
ecological costs and benefits of management options while minimising conflicts among …

Predictive models for codend size selectivity for four commercially important species in the Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery in spring and summer: Effects of codend …

J Brčić, B Herrmann, A Sala - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Models to predict codend size selectivity for four major commercial species—European hake
(Merluccius merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), deep-water rose shrimp …

Size selectivity of hand and machine woven codends and short term commercial loss in the Northeastern Mediterranean

H Özbilgin, AR Eryaşar, G Gökçe, YD Özbilgin… - Fisheries …, 2015 - Elsevier
Poor selectivity of demersal trawls targeting fish, crustaceans and cephalopods in Mersin
Bay, Turkey,(and more broadly for most Mediterranean demersal trawlers) is a significant …

Impact of depth and season on the demersal trawl discard

AC Gücü - Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2012 - dergipark.org.tr
Given that the discard has crucial impact on the coastal ecosystems, various countries
around the world adopted various regulations to reduce the discard of non-commercial and …

Estimating overall size-selection pattern in the bottom trawl fishery for four economically important fish species in the Mediterranean Sea

C Mytilineou, B Herrmann, A Sala… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The management of multispecies fisheries, such as the Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery,
is always a challenge. However, information on gear selectivity and discards has been …